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CAMP BASTION, Afghanistan -- Sgt. Rasheem Thomas never thought his first night working on Camp Bastion would turn into a gun battle with 15 insurgents.
When Thomas was told he was transferring from 1st Platoon to 2nd Platoon, the landing support specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, thought nothing of it. Instead of working on Camp Leatherneck, Thomas would be working at the rotary wing Arrival Departure Airfield Control Group on Camp Bastion, an adjoining base ran by British Armed Forces. He would be responsible for getting coalition forces ...Categories:VALPARAISO — Ben Baltz wasn’t excited about competing in yet another triathlon last weekend.
It was his third in the last few months. While he likes bicycling, running isn’t his favorite activity, especially if he can’t win doing it.
The 11-year-old had completed the 150-yard swim and three-mile bike ride in Sunday’s Sea Turtle Tri on Pensacola ...Categories:Recent Threads Title, Username, & Date Last Post Replies Views CuttingScores, 04-29-2404-29-240 269 madsox, 08-04-1604-25-242698 1258570 dck9man, 09-30-1004-16-241 1112 7mmmag, 10-24-1704-07-2412 22845 Remijan James, 04-05-2404-07-241 626 Marine1955, 09-13-1504-07-245 36266 Mongoose, 04-01-2404-06-249 36 Remijan James, 04-05-2404-05-240 483 USMC 2571, 04-04-2404-05-241 1164 ejenkinson95, 04-02-2404-02-240 450
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